REDOVER LOST FUNDS AND HOPES THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE IS CAUGHT. SKY 10 WAS OVER MAT MATER ACADEMY WHERE THE MOTHER OF A NINTH GRADER IS SURING SHE CLAMS HER DAUGHTER WAS HURT AT SCHOOL. THE GIRL WAS PARTICIPATING IN SPIRIT DAY ACTIVITIES WHEN THE INJURY HAPPENED. AND HER MOM CLAIMS IN HER LAWSUIT THAT SCHOOL OFFICIALS -- NOT ONLY DID THEY NOT HELP BERE HER BUT THEY ALSO ENCOURAGED HER TO KEEP GOING IN THIS EVENT WHERE SHE WAS HURT. LOCAL10 NEWS REPORTER TERRELL FORNEY JOINS US WITH MORE ON THIS LAWSUIT. Reporter: VICTOR AND JANINE, THAT TEENAGE GIRL ALONG WITH HER FAMILY JUST MET THE ATTORNEYS HERE INSIDE OF THIS OFFICE BUILDING HERE IN DAVIE. THEY COLLECTIVELY JUST FILEDDA NEGLIGENCE LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SCHOOL AND THE PARTY COMPANY OVER AN INCIDENT THEY SAY HAS FOREVER CHANGED THEIR LIVES. YOU SEND YOUR KID OFF TO SCHOOL TO BE SAFE, AND LIKE I SAID, YOU COME BACK AND IN A SPLIT SECOND IT'S -- YOUR WHOLE LIFE HAS CHANGED. Reporter: RA QUELL IS A MOTHER IN PAIN. SHE HASN'T BEEN BACK TO SCHOOL. SHE SAYS HER NOW 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER SLIDA WHO WAS ONCE A SMILING BRIGHT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS SEVERE BRAIN INJURY AND HAS THE MIND OF NINE-YEAR-OLD AFTER PARTICIPATING IN A COMBAT STIEHL GAME WHITE SCHOOL. IT'S NOT MY DAUGHTER. IT'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON. HER BEHAVIOR,. SO-CALLED SUMO SUITS OR PUFF COSTUMES SIMILAR TO THESE ARE WEIGHTED DOWN AND MADE TO MIMIC SUMO WRESTLERRERS IN EVENTS LIKE THIS ONE. MIAMI-BASED MEGA PARTY EVENTS INCORPORATED WAS BROUGHT IN TO RUN THAT WRESTLING GAME AT MATE ARE ACADEMY LAST OCTOBER. THAT'S WHEN THE THEN 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL PLAYED DURING RECESS. THEY ASKED HER HAD TO PARTICIPATE. SHE PARTICIPATED. SHE FELL BACK ON THE FLOOR. THE FIRST TIME SHE TOLD THE GENTLEMAN THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT ANYMORE BECAUSE HER HEAD WAS HURTING. AND HE TOLD HER, NO, THAT SHE HAD TO DO IT AGAIN. ATTORNEYS FOR THE FAMILY HAVE NOW FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE SCHOOL AND THE PARTY COMPANY SEEKING SPENCE COMPENS TORY DAMAGES AND A JURY TRIAL TO THEY'RE DETAILS. ATTORNEYS CLAIM THE COMPANY AND SCHOOL FAILED TO PROPERLY SUPERVISE EMPLOYEES, FAILED TO ADEQUATELY TRAIN WORKERS, FAILED TO WARN PARTICIPANTS OF THE GAME'S DANGERS, AND FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SAFETY EQUIPMENT. THEY BLAMA FAULTY HELMET AND A LESS THAN ADEQUATE SAFETY MAT. AND WE REACHED OUT TO THE COMPANY THIS AFTERNOON THAT OWNS THE EQUIPMENT, MEGA PARTY, INCORPORATED. THEY TELL US THAT THE OWNER AT LEAST THAMES US THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN PROPERLY SERVED WITH THIS LAWSUIT BUT THEY DO SAY THIS THEY FOLLOWED ALL SAFETY REQUIREMENTS THAT DAY AND THE ATTENDANT WHO WAS ON DUTY HAS TEN YEARS OF EXPERIENCE, HE HAS NO PROBLEM WITH THEM OR THE EQUIPMENT THAT WAS USED. THEY HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THEN, EITHER. IN FACT, THEY SAY THEY STILL USE IT TODAY.

HIALEAH GARDENS, Fla. -

The mother of a ninth grade student at Mater Academy Charter School in Hialeah Gardens has filed a lawsuit against the school and Mega Party Events. The lawsuit comes after the girl suffered a serious brain injury during a sumo wrestling game on spirit day.

The lawsuit alleges Celaida Lissabet was improperly fitted in the wrestling outfit, and wasn't properly supervised during the match on Oct. 4, 2013.

Her attorneys state the girl's head was slammed onto the hard ground numerous times before she was rushed to the emergency room.

The owner of Mega Party Events, Adrian De La Rosa, told Local 10 his company's insurance company interviewed the attendant and inspected the equipment used.

"On our end we followed all the safety requirements from A to Z," said De La Rosa. "Our attendant has 10 years of experience using the equipment. We have never had a problem with the equipment before or since. We still use it."

The suit claims Lissabet's brain injuries have resulted in her inability to adequately communicate, and have caused her to demonstrate child-like behavior and have anxiety issues.

Lissabet has not been able to return to school since the incident occurred.

De La Rosa said he has not been served with the lawsuit at this time.

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